Our record remains

The Royals' record for the most consecutive wins from the start of a Football League campaign is still in tact, after Leyton Orient drew with Walsall at the weekend.

The League One side were beginning to edge towards our record of 13 successive wins, set in 1985, as they accumulated eight wins in a row - but a 1-1 draw with the 10-man Saddlers means that we still hold the record.

It was under Ian Branfoot that Reading achieved this feat, as a truly fantastic start to the season set the Royals on the way to the Division Three title and promotion to the second tier of English Football.